Motivating Individuals With Lupus to Exercise

University of Michigan32 enrolled

Overview

Physical activity and exercise are helpful for managing symptoms like fatigue in people living with systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus; SLE). Despite research supporting physical activity participation, people with lupus are often inactive and report being afraid to exercise. To that end, this project is a pilot randomized controlled trial for examining the efficacy of a home-based behavioral intervention based on social cognitive theory and motivational interviewing for increasing physical activity and decreasing fatigue.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Interventions

MOVESBEHAVIORAL

The experimental intervention is a 16-week progressive home-based exercise program in which participants are supported through seven coaching calls based on social cognitive theory and motivational interviewing principles. The individual sessions will provide tailored support for increasing physical activity behavior towards the recommended guidelines of at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity and two strength-training sessions per week. There are no drugs involved in the intervention.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of Lupus * be able to speak and read English * being non-active defined as not engaging in regular activity (150 minutes or more of moderate physical activity per week) * being impacted by fatigue defined as a score of 36 or higher on the fatigue severity scale Exclusion Criteria: * moderate or high risk for undertaking physical activity

Locations (1)

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in physical activity over time

Actigraph accelerometers will be worn by participants on an elastic belt around their waist for 7 days.

Time frame: Baseline and 4 months

Change in Exercise over time

The Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ) will be administered. The GLTEQ measures the frequency of strenuous, moderate, and mild leisure activity performed for periods of 15 min or more over a usual week.

Time frame: Baseline, 2, 4, and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Change in Fatigue Severity Scale over time

The Fatigue Severity Scale measures the severity of fatigue and its effect on a person's activity and lifestyle. The items are scored on a 7-point scale with 1 = strongly disagree and 7 = strongly agree. The minimum score is 9, and the maximum score possible is 63. The higher the score, the greater the fatigue severity

Time frame: Baseline, 2, 4, and 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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